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收养

shōu yǎng · shou yang

Traditional 收養

Meaning

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2 examples

我(wǒ)妻(qī)子(zi)想(xiǎng)收(shōu)养(yǎng)一(yí)个(gè)孩(hái)子(zi)。

My wife wants to adopt a child.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

他(tā)们(men)收(shōu)养(yǎng)了(le)那(nà)个(gè)孤(gū)儿(ér)。

They adopted the orphan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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